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Johnson released by Manchester.

An update from the AHL, where the number of Reign players on playoff rosters dropped by one Tuesday. The Manchester Monarchs released Chaz Johnson just two days before their first-round series with the Binghamton Senators — Johnson’s last AHL employer … Continue reading

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Alumni update for week of 3/21-27.

Get your where-are-they-now fix here this week:

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The turnover on defense (pun intended).

Quick, how many Reign defensemen who played Wednesday were on the team to start the season?

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Forming the ECHL all-decade team.

The ECHL is taking nominations from fans for its all-decade team, the league’s best players and coaches from 2000-01 to 2009-10. Here’s the process: Fans may nominate players for team from now through Sept. 24 by e-mailing ECHL@echl.com with the … Continue reading

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Taylor on Traccitto, CHL defections, Pearce.

Caught up with Karl Taylor on the Reign signing defenseman Reggie Traccitto. He was able to add some context to the 20-goal season Traccitto just had with the OHL’s Niagara IceDogs. Their home rink, Jate Gatecliff Arena, is rather small … Continue reading

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Greg Hogeboom explains his decision to sign in the CHL.

About halfway through my conversation with Greg Hogeboom, I told him that this sounded a lot like the conversation I had with Andrew Martens, his Reign teammate last season who also signed in the Central Hockey League. Martens inked a … Continue reading

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Hogeboom signs in CHL.

Greg Hogeboom, the Reign’s leading scorer in 2009-10, became the second member of the team to sign in the Central Hockey League, joining the Texas Brahmas. The 27-year-old winger had 32 goals and 27 assists last season, his first with … Continue reading

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Reign announce season-ending roster.

ECHL season-ending rosters were released today, the lists of up to 20 players from whom teams can qualify eight. The Reign’s season-ending roster included exactly 20: Mike Egener, Chad Starling, Jon Francisco, Tim Kraus, Tony Voce, Peter Lenes, Curtis Darling, … Continue reading

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Reign announce protected list.

There were no surprises on the Reign’s protected list, announced Wednesday: Kellen Briggs, Dusty Collins, Chris Curran, Curtis Darling, Mike Egener, Jon Francisco, Shawn Germain, Greg Hogeboom, Todd Jackson, Dan Knapp, Tim Kraus, Peter Lenes, Andrew Martens, James McEwan, Sean … Continue reading

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Martens explains his decision to sign in CHL.

Andrew Martens will always have a big place in the history of the Ontario Reign. On October 11, 2008, he scored the team’s first two goals in a preseason game against the Bakersfield Condors. He scored the Reign’s first regular-season … Continue reading

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